WP fail2ban vs WP Fail2Ban Redux

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

WP fail2ban

by invisnet

Health C64

WP Fail2Ban Redux

by Brandon Allen

Health C69

Active-install trajectory

WP fail2ban WP Fail2Ban Redux

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	WP fail2ban	WP Fail2Ban Redux
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60K–70K ✓	7K–8K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	C · 64	C · 69 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	48/100	51/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.51★ ✓
Reviews	71 ✓	15
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	71/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	1.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	5.3K ✓	719
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

WP fail2ban WP Fail2Ban Redux

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.